Confinement locking bar

Abstract

A confinement locking bar is comprised of a bar made from a strong and resilient material and bolted at pivot bracket member to a door frame or any other strong location on a wall section proximal to a door to be secured. The bar is secured to a retainer member when it is in a vertical configuration. The bar has a latching member to latch on to when it is lowered into a horizontal “confinement” mode. The latching member is located on the opposite door frame. A blocker member is located on the door at a location where it is positioned in between the door and the bar when it is in confinement mode.

1 . A confinement locking bar having a bar member that is pivotally attached to a pivot bracket member fixedly connected to a wall section proximal one side of a door, and a latching member located on a wall section proximal an opposite side to said door for use by said bar member when it is in a horizontal configuration and wherein said bar member being held in a substantially vertical position, that is substantially parallel to said door by way of a retainer member; a blocker member fixedly attached to said door and positioned so that when said bar member is lowered said blocker member makes contact with said bar member so as to prevent any movement from said door. 
     
     
         2 . The confinement locking bar of  claim 1  wherein said blocker member is wedge shaped vertically wherein a thin side is is located in an upper portion. 
     
     
         3 . The confinement locking bar of  claim 1  wherein said latching member has a wedge shaped vertically wherein a thin side is is located in end segments. 
     
     
         4 . The confinement locking bar of  claim 1  wherein said latching member is two sided so that it can be installed on the right or left side of said door. 
     
     
         5 . The confinement locking bar of  claim 1  wherein said bar member is locked in its upright position by a lockable retainer member having a locking member that moves a pin member in and out of a hole made through said bar member so as to selectively lock and unlock said bar member. 
     
     
         6 . The combination of a confinement locking bar and a door wherein said confinement locking bar has a bar member that is pivotally attached to a pivot bracket member fixedly connected to a wall section proximal one side of said door, and a latching member located on a wall section proximal an opposite side to said door for use by said bar member when it is in a horizontal configuration and wherein said bar member being held in a substantially vertical position, that is substantially parallel to said door by way of a retainer member; a blocker member fixedly attached to said door and positioned so that when said bar member is lowered said blocker member makes contact with said bar member so as to prevent any movement from said door. 
     
     
         7 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said blocker member is wedge shaped vertically wherein a thin side is is located in an upper portion. 
     
     
         8 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said latching member has a wedge shaped vertically wherein a thin side is is located in an upper portion. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said latching member is two sided so that it can be installed on the right or left side of said door. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said bar member is locked in its upright position by a lockable retainer member having a locking member that moves a pin member in and out of a hole made through said bar member so as to selectively lock and unlock said bar member.